Faculty List

Deborah A Dougherty, Ph.D.

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Recent Presentations

  • "Presentation of translation—Operation Pedro Pan: The Exodus of Cuba's Children."  Asociación Internacional de Literatura y Cultura Femenina Hispánica.  Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, MI.  November 8-10, 2012.
  • "Contemporary Metaphor Theory and Calderon's La vida es sueño."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Saginaw Valley State University.  March 11, 2011.
  • "Translating History: Josefina Leyva's Operation Pedro Pan."  Michigan Academy.  Grand Rapids.  March, 2010.
  • "Of Queens and Scapegoats: The Sacrificial Bride in El Conde Partinuplés."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Kalamazoo, MI.  March 7, 2008.
  • Jennifer Hamlow, Dianne De Salvo, Susan Mrgan, Alicia Stanley.  "Teach Globally, Act Locally: How Faculty Can Help Campus Internationalization Efforts."  NAFSA: Association of International Educators.  Kalamazoo, MI.  November 8, 2007.
  • "Voices and Echoes: The English Translation of Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia. XXVII Simposio Internacional de Literatura, Montevideo, Uruguay, August 7-11, 2006."  Instituto Literario y Cultural Hispánico.  Montevideo, Uruguay.  August 7-11, 2006.
  • "(Con)texts: Coherence between Author, Translator and Reader."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Oakland University.  March 3, 2006.
  • ""A Poetic License to Translate: Extension of Metaphor in the English Translation of Rut, la que huyó de la Biblia." Michigan Academy, Eastern Michigan University, March 5, 2005."  Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters.  Eastern Michigan University.  March 4 & 5, 2005.

 

In the more than 125 years since its founding, Alma College has stayed true to its roots by keeping its Scottish heritage alive. Today, Alma features a marching band clad in kilts, a Scottish dance troupe, a competitive pipe band and its own tartan. Each year, the College hosts the Alma Highland Festival and Games, which feature traditional Scottish games and revelry.

 

Graduate Profile

Dr. Ernest Yoder

Dr. Ernest Yoder
Graduation: 1974
Major: Chemistry

As founding dean of Central Michigan University’s College of Medicine, Ernest Yoder ’74 has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He joins CMU with nearly 30 years of experience in medicine, most recently having held positions at Providence Hospital and Medical Centers and St. John Health and Ascension Health—simultaneously.